Jobs in the Tulsa, OK area: pay, hiring and remote work
The Tulsa, OK metro area has 400 open job postings from 91 employers in our data. 14.6% list a pay range, the median posted pay is $105,000 a year, 3.5% are remote and 28.9% have been open more than 60 days (data as of October 2026).
What stands out
A $105,000 posted salary in the Tulsa area buys about what $117,500 buys in the average US metro area, because prices here run 11% below the national average.
Housing costs run 32% below the US average here (BEA regional price parities).
14.6% of open job postings list a pay range, 76th of 99 metro areas.
Indeed's own count of job postings in the metro area is 26.1% above its February 2020 level.
After adjusting for local prices, the typical worker's official median wage ($46,500) is worth $52,500 in average-US dollars, 46th of 99 metro areas.
Tulsa compared with similar-sized metro areas: the median wage divided by the local price level (US average prices = 100). Download this chart (SVG)
400open postings from 91 employers
14.6%list a pay range
$105,000median posted pay (middle half: $84,000 to $143,500)
3.5%remote
4.1%unemployment rate, 2026-08 (BLS)
$46,500official median wage for all jobs, May 2025 (BLS)
11.8%entry-level postings
The metro area's unemployment rate was 4.1% in 2026-08 (3.5% a year earlier) (BLS, not seasonally adjusted). Across Oklahoma, employers had 101,000 job openings in 2025-12, an openings rate of 5.3% (BLS JOLTS). Indeed's own measure of job postings in the metro area is 26.1% above its February 2020 level and 5.7% higher than a year ago (Indeed Hiring Lab, 2026-10-02).
City by city inside the metro area
Place
Postings
Employers
Pay listed
Median posted pay
Tulsa, OK
288
70
15.3%
$107,500
Broken Arrow, OK
35
8
n/a
–
Bartlesville, OK
31
6
n/a
–
Jenks, OK
15
5
n/a
–
Places with at least 15 postings from 3 employers. Shading shows where median posted pay is higher. Pay figures need 8 postings with pay.
73 federal job announcements open to the public list Tulsa, OK, with a median posted salary range midpoint of $114,000. Agencies hiring most: Indian Health Service (23), Federal Aviation Administration (17), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (6), Veterans Health Administration (5), Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys (5). Source: USAJOBS, 2026-10-10.
What your paycheck buys here
Prices in the Tulsa, OK area run 11% below the national average, and housing runs 32% below it. The official median wage for all jobs is $46,500, which is worth $52,500 in average-US dollars. The median posted pay of $105,000 is worth $117,500.
Local prices compared with the national average, where 100 is the US average. Download this chart (SVG)Median wages for the ten occupations with the most workers here (worker count in parentheses). Download this chart (SVG)Which industries have the most open postings in our data. Download this chart (SVG)
A posting that lists several places counts once in the metro. Metro areas are the Census Bureau's 2023 definitions. This covers employers whose career pages we read, not every job in the area. Methodology · All metro areas (CSV)
